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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?
(a) Count Von Oslo.
(b) Count Von Strack.
(c) Louis Van Beethoven.
(d) Giuseppe Bonno.

2. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?
(a) The Hapsburgs.
(b) The Hollsteins.
(c) The Bonbons.
(d) The Bourbons.

3. What is Baron Van Swieten's nickname?
(a) 'Lord Fugue.'
(b) 'Pianocello.'
(c) 'Lord Van Fugue.'
(d) 'Wolferl.'

4. What is Salieri's burning ambition at this time of his life?
(a) To write the perfect opera.
(b) To have seven sons, all musicians.
(c) To become the Court Composer.
(d) To become First Royal Kapellmeister.

5. Where has Mozart been living prior to his arrival in Vienna?
(a) Salzburg.
(b) Bonn.
(c) Prague.
(d) Melk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What solo instrument sounds a single note?

2. When Salieri left Italy, how old was Mozart?

3. What was Salieri's home town?

4. How does Salieri reward his Venticelli?

5. How does the audience react to the opera's finale?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concrete information about Mozart is passed to Salieri by the Venticelli?

2. In what way is the 'calf-measuring scene' ironic?

3. In what ways does Salieri work to undermine Mozart in this section of the play?

4. What is Van Swieten's attitude to Salieri at this point in the play?

5. What does Constanze's response to her husband's accusations tell us about her?

6. What attitude towards the Emperor does Salieri display in the first scene of this section of the play?

7. Account for Salieri's shout from the chair as he listens to Mozart and Constanze play their bawdy game.

8. What does his comment about his requirement in a wife reveal about Salieri's character?

9. What is the significance of the golden light that bathes the Emperor and his court?

10. What is striking about Salieri's description of the Adagio from the Serenade for Thirteen Wind Instruments (K. 361)?

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